UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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` v.
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`PROXENSE, LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2024-01398
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,646,042
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`MOTION REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE OF SUBMISSION
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
`II.
`III.
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
`STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS ........................................................ 1
`STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED .............................. 2
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`LEGAL STANDARD .................................................................................. 2
`B.
`THE BOARD SHOULD ACCEPT PETITIONER’S SUBMISSION ....................... 2
`IV. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 4
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
`Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) respectfully submits this Motion Requesting
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`Acceptance of Submission following its service of its Petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,646,042 (“’042 Patent”) (IPR2024-01398 “the 1398
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`Petition”), related papers, and exhibits (“Documents”) on counsel for Patent Owner
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`on September 12, 2024. Petitioner was unable to submit these documents via P-
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`TACTs on September 12, 2024 and thus served these documents on Patent Owner
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`in accordance with the Patent Office’s guidance for alternative filings.1 Petitioner
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`requests acceptance of these Documents and accordance of a September 12, 2024
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`filing date for the same.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS
`On September 12, 2024, Petitioner attempted to file a Petition and
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`supporting exhibits, Motion for Joinder, Power of Attorney, and a Supplemental
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`Paper and Notice of Ranking Petitions through P-TACTS for IPR2024-01398.
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`2. When attempting to file, P-TACTS did not provide any of Petitioner’s
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`counsel with the option to pay via the deposit account of Petitioner’s counsel.
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`Petitioner counsel’s had verified before, and confirmed after, that sufficient funds
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`exist in Deposit Account Number 04-1679 to cover the cost of this filing.
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`1 See https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-
`outage.
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`3.
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`Because Petitioner could not file via P-TACTS, Petitioner effected the
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`alternative filing method as directed by Patent Office guidance and notified the
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`Patent Office
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`that
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`it had done
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`the
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`same.
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` See Attachment A;
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`https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage.
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`Included in this notification to the Patent Office, Petitioner authorized the Patent
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`Office to charge Deposit Account Number 04-1679.
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`4.
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`On September 13, 2024, Petitioner successfully uploaded to P-TACTS
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`all documents served on Patent Owner on September 12, 2024. Petitioner also
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`verified the required fees for this proceeding were paid.
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`III.
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`STATEMENT OF THE PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
`A.
`Legal Standard
`The Board has the authority to “determine a proper course of conduct in a
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`proceeding for any situation not specifically covered by [regulation].” 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.5(b). It further has the authority, if Petitioner’s actions are deemed to be “late,”
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`to “excuse[] [an action] on a showing of good cause or upon a Board decision that
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`consideration on the merits would be in the interests of justice.” 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.5(c)(3).
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`The Board Should Accept Petitioner’s Submission
`B.
`The Board should accept Petitioner’s submission of the Documents as filed
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`on September 12, 2024. In accordance with Pate Office guidance for alternative
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`filings,2 Petitioner served the Documents counsel for Patent Owner on September
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`12, 2024, including both in litigation and in other proceedings challenging the ’042
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`Patent. See Attachment A; IPR2024-00573; IPR2024-00782. Further, Petitioner’s
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`notification to the Patent Office provided the information required for an alternative
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`filing, including the authorization to charge the deposit account of Petitioner’s
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`counsel. See Attachment A. Thus, Petitioner met all requirements for being afforded
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`a filing date of September 12, 2024 for IPR2024-01398.
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`Further, Patent Owner is not prejudiced by affording a filing date of
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`September 12, 2024 to Petitioner’s submission. First, Petitioner’s Petition is a
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`“copycat” of IPR2024-00573. Thus, Patent Owner has already seen and responded
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`to the substantive arguments contained therein. Second, Patent Owner’s counsel of
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`record in both the related litigation and in pending IPRs challenging the ’042 Patent
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`were served these Documents on September 12, 2024. Third, submission of
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`Petitioner’s Documents, including the Motion for Joinder, were not due to be filed
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`until September 13, 2024—the day after Patent Owner’s counsel was served with
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`the Documents. See IPR2024-00573, Paper 11 (PTAB Aug. 13, 2024). Finally, the
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`Board has previously authorized the acceptance of Patent Owner’s filings in another
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`pending IPRs challenging the ’042 Patent that were not timely filed. See IPR2024-
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`2 https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-
`outage.
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`00573, Paper 9. Patent Owner is not prejudice by affording Petitioner’s Documents
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`a filing date of September 12, 2024.
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`The Board should accept Petitioner’s request that its submission of its
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`Documents be afforded a filing date of September 12, 2024 as Petitioner’s
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`submission meets all alternative filing requirements to be afforded this filing date
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`and Patent Owner is not prejudiced by affording these Documents a filing date of
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`September 12, 2024.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
`Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board afford a filing date of
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`September 12, 2024 for IPR2024-01398.
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`Date: September 13, 2024
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`DUANE MORRIS LLP
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`BY: /Philip W. Woo/
`Philip W. Woo
`USPTO Reg. No. 39,880
`Duane Morris LLP
`260 Homer Avenue #202
`Palo Alto, CA 94301
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`ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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`ATTACHMENT A
`ATTACHMENT A
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`Veliz, Jareth
`From:
`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
`Attachments:
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`Belnap, Paul H.
`Thursday, September 12, 2024 11:29 PM
`Trials@uspto.gov
`Woo, Philip; Squire, Monté T.; Bartow, D. Stuart; Veliz, Jareth; Belnap, Paul H.;
`dhecht@hechtpartners.com; jzak@hechtpartners.com;
`proxense@hechtpartners.com; bmelton@susmangodfrey.com
`Notification of Alternative Filing for IPR2024-01398
`_042 Pat IPR POA [executed].PDF
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`To(cid:3)the(cid:3)Honorable(cid:3)Members(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)Board,(cid:3)
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`(cid:3)P
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`etitioner(cid:3)writes(cid:3)to(cid:3)provide(cid:3)notification(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)alternative(cid:3)filing(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)above(cid:3)referenced(cid:3)proceeding(cid:3)due(cid:3)to(cid:3)the(cid:3)
`inability(cid:3)to(cid:3)file(cid:3)the(cid:3)Petition,(cid:3)Motion(cid:3)for(cid:3)Joinder,(cid:3)Petitioner’s(cid:3)Supplemental(cid:3)Paper(cid:3)and(cid:3)Notice(cid:3)of(cid:3)Ranking(cid:3)Petitions,(cid:3)
`POA,(cid:3)and(cid:3)supporting(cid:3)exhibits(cid:3)in(cid:3)the(cid:3)above(cid:3)referenced(cid:3)proceeding.(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)
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`hese(cid:3)documents(cid:3)have(cid:3)been(cid:3)served(cid:3)by(cid:3)email(cid:3)on(cid:3)Patent(cid:3)Owner’s(cid:3)counsel(cid:3)of(cid:3)record(cid:3)in(cid:3)the(cid:3)related(cid:3)litigation(cid:3)and(cid:3)from(cid:3)
`earlier(cid:3)filed,(cid:3)but(cid:3)still(cid:3)pending,(cid:3)IPRs(cid:3)involving(cid:3)the(cid:3)same(cid:3)patent(cid:3)challenged(cid:3)by(cid:3)the(cid:3)above(cid:3)referenced(cid:3)petitions,(cid:3)
`specifically:(cid:3)
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`avid(cid:3)L(cid:3)Hecht(cid:3)(cid:3)(dhecht@hechtpartners.com)(cid:3)
`James(cid:3)Zak(cid:3)(jzak@hechtpartners.com)(cid:3)
`proxense@hechtpartners.com(cid:3)(cid:3)
`Brian(cid:3)D.(cid:3)Melton(cid:3)(bmelton@susmangodfrey.com)(cid:3)
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`dditionally,(cid:3)Petitioner(cid:3)provides(cid:3)the(cid:3)following(cid:3)information(cid:3)to(cid:3)the(cid:3)Board:(cid:3)
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`OC:(cid:3)(cid:3)Paul(cid:3)H.(cid:3)Belnap,(cid:3)Reg.(cid:3)No.(cid:3)73,106(cid:3)
`Email:(cid:3)phbelnap@duanemorris.com(cid:3)
`Phone:(cid:3)202(cid:882)776(cid:882)7879(cid:3)
`Patent(cid:3)Challenged:(cid:3)8,646,042(cid:3)
`Application(cid:3)No.(cid:3)of(cid:3)Patent(cid:3)Challenged:(cid:3)13/445,825(cid:3)
`Number(cid:3)of(cid:3)claims(cid:3)challenged:(cid:3)(cid:3)9(cid:3)Claims(cid:3)
`Type(cid:3)of(cid:3)trial(cid:3)proceeding:(cid:3)(cid:3)IPR(cid:3)
`Power(cid:3)of(cid:3)attorney(cid:3)has(cid:3)been(cid:3)signed(cid:3)by(cid:3)Petitioner(cid:3)(please(cid:3)see(cid:3)attached)(cid:3)
`Deposit(cid:3)account(cid:3)authorization:(cid:3)(cid:3)The(cid:3)USPTO(cid:3)is(cid:3)authorized(cid:3)to(cid:3)charge(cid:3)Deposit(cid:3)Account(cid:3)Number(cid:3)04(cid:882)1679(cid:3)(cid:3)in(cid:3)association(cid:3)
`with(cid:3)the(cid:3)above(cid:3)referenced(cid:3)proceedings.(cid:3)
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`(cid:3)R
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`espectfully,
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`www.duanemorris.com
`Paul H. Belnap
`Associate
`Duane Morris LLP
`901 New York Avenue N.W., Suite 700
`East
`Washington, DC 20001-4795
`E-MAIL | BIO | VCARD
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`P: +1 202 776 7879
`F: +1 202 478 2897
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that a true and correct copy of the MOTION
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`REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE OF SUBMISSION has been served via Federal
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`Express, postage prepaid, to Patent Owner, by serving the correspondence address
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`of record for the ’042 Patent:
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`89194 - Patent Law Works/Proxense
`Greg Sueoka
`4516 South 700 East, Suite 290
`Salt Lake City, UT
`UNITED STATES
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`and, by email, upon counsel of record for the Patent Owner in the litigation before
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`the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas:
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`Brian D. Melton
`Susman Godfrey, LLP
`1000 Louisiana St.
`Suite 5100
`Houston, TX 77002
`Email: bmelton@susmangodfrey.com
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`Date: September 13, 2024
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`BY: /Philip W. Woo/
`Philip W. Woo, Reg. No. 39,880
`Duane Morris LLP
`260 Homer Avenue #202
`Palo Alto, CA 94301
`P: (650) 847 4145
`F: (650) 644 0150
`pwwoo@duanemorris.com
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`ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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